barrel
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Prices for other grades of Saudi oil sold to Asia were also cut by $6 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Jet fuel prices are expected to average $152 per barrel for the year, it said, up almost 70% from the previous year.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Oil prices spiked in the wake of the exchanges, with Brent Crude rising 5% to hit $98 a barrel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
In early European trade on Monday, Brent crude climbed 4.5% to $97.32 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate rose 4.5% to $94.59 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
He ran to another kid whose arm was elbow deep in a barrel of fruity Tootsie Rolls—a candy neither Fred nor I bothered with.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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